Bigelow Grille makes local favorites high class
Tribune-Review - Sunday, February 12, 2006
Kevin Sousa wants to take Pittsburgh palates higher and higher.
He has a clever plan: Take 'Burgh favorites and elevate them to the fine-dining level. A liverwurst sandwich is transformed into a cold-cut delight with sliced house-cured foie gras. Deviled eggs are stuffed with salmon, American sturgeon caviar, pancetta, creme fraiche and chives. More>>

BIGELOW'S BIG IDEAS
Pittsburgh Magazine - Chef Kevin Sousa expands this city’s thinking with his clever concoctions at Bigelow Grille.
We derail the maitre d's initial seating selection - "Think nothing of it," she assures nicely - and gravitate toward a perch by Bigelow Grille's tiny bar, where the crowd is thick and the nonstop sound of cocktail shakers makes for pleasing white noise. We're drawn to the energy, and in this large room on this night, the vicinity of the bar is a happy place to be. We can practically hear Stevie Wonder's dreams unthaw in "Living for the City"; his notes softly ooze from the speakers like Goldilock's porridge - just right. Selecting a piece of multigrain bread from a fancy iron cone, we flirt with the votive melting our butter. More>>

Bigelow Grille: Regional Cooking and Bar
CityPaper - December 12, 2005
A laudable trend in local fine dining is the showcasing of local fine ingredients. A few area farms -- most notably Elysian Fields, whose lamb graces many a white-clothed table -- have gained national prominence, and ambitious local chefs are scouring Western Pennsylvania for other sources of quality homegrown veggies, herbs and meats. We’re seeing more and more local preparations on upscale menus as well: “Pittsburgh rare,” an innovation of steelworkers cooking beef on a blast furnace, has become a staple at tony steakhouses, while pierogies offer at least as many opportunities for fancification as their more refined cousins, ravioli. More>>

Dining Review: New Downtown restaurant does wonders
with Pittsburgh classics
Post-Gazette - Thursday, November 17, 2005
When the Elmhurst Group of Pittsburgh took over the former Ramada Inn Downtown last year, they made an alliance with Doubletree Hotels and announced a $12 million remodeling project. After more than eight months of extreme renovations, the Doubletree Hotel and Bigelow Grille are now open for business. More>>